Israeli draft
Israel's attorney-general urges High Court to cut benefits for 110,000 draft evaders
Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara urged the High Court to consider restricting tax and transport benefits for draft evaders, citing government inaction and the IDF's urgent manpower needs.
IDF detains 42 Chabad Hassidic draft evaders arriving from New York at Ben-Gurion Airport
National-religious men overrepresented in IDF reserves as haredim stay absent, IDI analysis finds
Israeli youth eager for combat, majority see IDF as victorious - poll
Admiring the dedication of young Israelis to fight for their country - opinion
Kudos to the Education Ministry and full marks to the fantastic teachers!
Majority of Israeli haredim oppose draft despite the war
The survey found that 70% of the ultra-Orthodox have not changed their opinion regarding conscription since the outbreak of the war between Israel and Hamas.
Haredi IDF draft plans will lead to breakdown of Israeli society, Lapid warns
Nearly half of Israelis support Gantz entering government instead of Smotrich, Ben-Gvir, poll finds
Teens not equipped by schools to face society’s challenges – IDSF
A new IDSF survey has found that 70% of Israel's high school teachers believe that students are unprepared for their entry into the IDF upon graduation.
IDF's Intelligence Branch to begin recruitment tests in North and South
For the first time, recruitment tests for some of the IDF's top intelligence units will be held in the North and South, and no just the country's center, in a bid to create equal opportunity.
Enlistment law for ultra-Orthodox introduced to Knesset
The new version of the bill establishes drastically lower enlistment targets than the previous text.
Liberman announces conscription at 18 for ultra-Orthodox, Arabs
Yisrael Beytenu leader says stagnation of ultra-Orthodox enlistment means that previous, compromise legislation no longer relevant
Haredi draft bill delayed until after holidays
Intense negotiations are expected between the Simhat Torah holiday on October 1 and the return of the Knesset from its extended summer and holiday recess on October 15.
Gov't given three months to pass new haredi enlistment law
Yesh Atid, which backed the government enlistment bill, said there was no reason to wait to pass the law, insisting that it not be changed “by even one letter” before going for its final votes.
The haredi draft bill shouldn’t be part of religion and state relations
Strategically when you mix up two separate issues, you may be liable to lose on both sides.
